Section 22-21-40 - Approval of design and construction of project.

AL Code § 22-21-40 (2019) (N/A)
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No licensee of the State Board of Health or Department of Public Health, applicant for licensure from the State Board of Health or Department of Public Health, or any person or entity seeking certification for reimbursement under the Social Security Act or other law of the United States for which the State Board of Health or Department of Public Health provides surveys or inspections shall commence or in any fashion engage in any new construction, additions to, or alterations of any hospital or other health care facility in the State of Alabama as defined by Section 22-21-20 and rules of the State Board of Health without first submitting to the State Board of Health plans, drawings, and specifications for the new construction, addition, or alteration, and receiving review comments from the State Board of Health. Construction shall not begin until the licensee, applicant, or submitter satisfies the State Board of Health that all comments to submittals have been integrated into revised plans, drawings, and specifications and the design is finally approved by the State Board of Health. The reviews and subsequent inspections shall be for the purpose of approval of the design and construction of the project and for verification of compliance with standard codes and rules of the State Board of Health.